> $800 billion based on what? China spends $175 billion on their military. Compared to us, they get multiples in terms of manpower and infrastructure per dollar

> $800 billion based on what? China spends $175 billion on their military. Compared to us, they get multiples in terms of manpower and infrastructure per dollar spent. Or a fraction of the capability.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-water_navy#Classification_and_naval_hierarchy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-water_navy#Classification...